![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Concluding with a look at inventive approaches to education in today’s world, this deep dive into clandestine learning will invite readers to think deeply about the meaning of education and the barriers many face in accessing it. Accompanying profiles for each story introduce readers to an important person who played a significant role in each secret school. In writing Clutch, she has scored a home run. Vivid linocut illustrations and interesting facts enhance the book’s 15 true stories of resilience and courage in the pursuit of education. ![]() Joey has a lot on his plate - he's busy studying for his bar mitzvah, trying to watch over his little brother, run the family grocery store and is desperately trying to find ways to make enough money to move his family into the wealthy Westmount neighborhood. Education goes undercover in this compelling look at some of the world’s most secretive schools through historyĬan you keep a secret? What if it meant hiding from your loved ones, sneaking out late at night, or risking imprisonment? And what if that secret was that you were going to school?įrom covert classrooms created by enslaved Africans in the United States, to academic schools disguised as “sewing lessons” for women in Afghanistan, to espionage schools run by powerful governments, Secret Schools explores the hidden classrooms that have opened their doors so children and adults could learn. January 31 marks what would be the 100th birthday of Jackie Robinson book Heather Camlot to discuss her novel Clutch and how. 3.5 stars Set in the late 1940s, Clutch tells the story of a boy named Joey who lives in Montreal's Plateau neighborhood. ![]()
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